spidersandsnakes Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 ZZ Top is "in full production" on a new album, its long-awaited follow-up to 2003's "Mescalero," which guitarist Billy F. Gibbons predicts will be out "by the end of the year." Gibbons says that the Texas trio has been working on the set in both Houston and Los Angeles. "I've got a little studio at my house out in L.A.," he says, "and it kind of takes the load off to be able to leave Texas, go to California, stay there for awhile, and then you get to leave California and come back to Texas." As for the sound, Gibbons notes that he, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard are "still just making a lot of loud noise. We still pose as interpreters of the blues. We can't invent it; It's already been invented. But we can do it our way." Gibbons adds that the album will be comprised primarily of originals but that the group "might cover a couple of things." Speaking of covers, a ZZ Top tribute album is also on the way, with Foo Fighters, Steven Tyler, Nickelback and Kid Rock taking part, according to Gibbons. A representative from Universal South says the collection is still being recorded and compiled with no title, release date, or firm track list in place yet. ZZ Top, meanwhile, hits the road with Lynyrd Skynyrd for the Rebels & Bandoleros Tour that stars May 12 in Wichita, Kansas, and plays 11 dates over three weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetleron Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 cool! i kinda hope it has an "older" 70s sort of ZZ Top sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidersandsnakes Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 cool! i kinda hope it has an "older" 70s sort of ZZ Top sound I'd go further and say I wish they went back to their very early origins Moving Sidewalk sound:)!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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